Trey Gibson Recalled To Start Tonight Against The Rays
trey gibson is back on the Orioles’ active roster tonight and is set to start the series finale against the Rays after being moved up from the taxi squad. The right-hander will make his third major league appearance and second start as Baltimore tries to complete the sweep.
Trey Gibson Returns For Baltimore
The Orioles made room by optioning left-handed reliever Nick Raquet after one day, a short-term move that puts Gibson into a game that matters for the rotation right now. MLB Pipeline ranks him as the No. 4 prospect in the system, and Baltimore is turning to him again while the staff has been working through injuries.
Gibson already showed both sides of the assignment. He allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings in his debut at Yankee Stadium on May 3, then gave up one run across two relief innings against the Athletics. His last appearance came seven days ago, and this start comes with a different pressure point: he is not being asked to fill in as a stopgap for long, but to hold a spot in a rotation that needs stability.
Rotation Pressure For Orioles
Baltimore’s rotation ERA has improved to 4.87, but that still ranks 28th in the majors. The club has moved ahead of the Astros, who sit at 4.90, and Brandon Young has helped that push with a 3.47 ERA in seven starts and only four earned runs over his last 15 2/3 innings.
Craig Albernaz said, “I think they’re getting into a groove,” and added, “I think they’re in a good cadence of their work and their process, as far as in between starts, making little tweaks that they need to, whether that be delivery or pitch usage. And also with the starting pitching group, they’re a tight-knit group and they also like to talk crap and compete, too. So that competitive nature kind of filters over to the game.”
Rays Bring Their Own Stress
Tampa Bay sends left-hander Steven Matz to the mound with a 3.70 ERA in eight starts. He held the Orioles to one run in four innings last week at Tropicana Field, and the Rays enter after three straight losses, their third run of three-game losing streaks this season.
The defense has been part of that slide. Tampa Bay has committed seven errors in two games and 39 errors this season, second most in the majors, so Gibson’s outing sits in a game where Baltimore can extend its recent run of winning four of its last five and keep pressure on a division opponent that has been making too many mistakes. The starter’s first job is simple: give the Orioles innings and leave them in position to finish the sweep.
